Neuralink Plans First Blindsight Implant for Blind Patients This Year
The company will conduct its first Blindsight implant later this year. The procedure targets people born blind or who have never had vision. Initial results are expected to provide limited sight that may improve over time.
Neuralink will perform its first Blindsight implant later this year. The procedure is intended for people who were born blind or have never been able to see. The company stated that patients will initially receive limited vision. Officials said the technology is expected to improve over time and may reach levels beyond normal human sight.
The same technology is also being developed to help paralyzed patients walk again. It works by bridging signals from the brain past the point of spinal damage. A company representative described the approach as "Sort of what you might call Jesus-level technologies." The statement was reported by Reuters and @elonmusk.
Key Facts
Potential Impact
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Patients born blind may gain initial vision through the implant procedure.
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Further development could extend the technology to spinal injury patients.
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